TORONTO, October 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
The Globe and Mail and Cision are
pleased to announce that Cision will be the exclusive electronic
worldwide licensee of The Globe and Mail content for news
monitoring, press review, business intelligence and research
purposes.
Beginning in January 2019, the
deal covers real-time multi-source, aggregate searchable databases
for clients in the corporate, library and educational sectors.
"We take great pride in offering customers access to our
award-winning journalism, and know business users in Canada like to reach The Globe through
convenient platforms," says Phillip
Crawley, Publisher and CEO of The Globe and Mail. "We're
pleased to have Cision as our exclusive partner to ensure The
Globe's content is easily available through multi-source searchable
databases updated in real-time."
The Globe and Mail has the largest audience and weekly digital
readership of any publication in Canada and has invested heavily to protect and
license its content, continues Crawley. "Using Cision as our
trusted partner to help manage the permission and rights of our
content frees The Globe to focus on creating the compelling
journalism our readers expect."
The multi-year, multi-million-dollar deal is a significant
expansion of the long-term relationship between the two companies.
Content covered under the deal includes Report on Business
magazine, Style Advisor, a text archive of The Globe and Mail print
product from 1977 to present, and historical print pages from 1844
where possible. Digitally it includes a text archive of web content
from 2000 to present and Report on Business Top 1000 companies
consisting of company snapshots and profiles.
"Cision's recent technological investments have enabled
automated content flow, copyright payments, and usage reports for
publishers, reinforcing our position as a partner of choice in the
content aggregator market," says Nicole Guillot, President of
Cision's Canadian organization. "We work with the best and most
respected brands both in Canada and globally and are committed to
ensuring a relevant audience for The Globe and Mail content."
About The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is Canada's
foremost news media company, leading the national discussion and
causing policy change through brave and independent journalism
since 1844. With our award-winning coverage of business, politics
and national affairs, we reach 6.8 million readers through our
print and digital formats, including Report on Business magazine
reaching 1.6 million readers in print and digital every issue. Our
investment in innovative data science means that as the world
continues to change, so does The Globe. The Globe and Mail is owned
by Woodbridge, the investment arm
of the Thomson family.
About Cision
Cision Ltd. (NYSE: CISN ) is a leading global provider of
earned media management software
and services to public relations and marketing
communications professionals. Cision's software
allows modern communicators to target key
influencers, distribute strategic content, track and measure
meaningful impact through text and images. Cision has
over 4,000 employees with offices in 15 countries
throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. For more information about
its award-winning products and services, including
the Cision Communications
Cloud®, visit http://www.cision.ca.
Lanna Crucefix, The Globe and
Mail, +1-416-585-5867, lcrucefix@globeandmail.com ; Laurie
Smith, Cision, +1-416-863-5399 | c +1-416-388-0711,
Laurie.Smith@Cision.com